Inception Workshop Report

Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in Priority Landscapes of Oaxaca and Chiapas.

Inception workshop, August 27 to 29 of 2018.

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.

INTRO.

The inception workshop of the project Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in Priority Landscapes of Oaxaca and Chiapas, was held on August 27, 28 and 29 2018, in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, with the participation of key partners of the project, representatives of central offices of the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), directors of the Southern Border Region, Isthmus and South Pacific (CONANP-RFSIPS) and representatives of Conservation International-Mexico (CI-MEX) and CI-GEF, the project facilitation team, strategic partners of governmental institutions, as well as producer organizations, civil society organizations and research institutions.

The workshop main objective was the launch of the Project, in order to feedback from key stakeholders and strategic partners of project, for the construction of the governance mechanisms and the definition of actors and their functions. During those days, they addressed and resolved the following points:

Project values and unwanted situations

Value Unwanted situations Respect Unimportance Equity Indifference Cooperation Dishonesty Transcendence Dislocation Territory management Lack of communication between UMP and Honesty CONANP Proactivity Missing the goal Responsibility Lack of impact on landscape Respect Simulation Trust Lack of transparency Socio-environmental benefit Leadership Opportunities Individualism Commitment Delay Innovate Lack of responsibility Communication Disintegration Proactivity Do not achieve goals Communities Deficient execution Commitment

Lessons learned from similar projects

Lessons learned from previous similar projects were quickly analyzed in order to apply them in the present and achieve greater efficiency.

Positive Negative 1. Relations with key partners • Lack of transparency • Continuous accountability • Clear and common objectives • Responsibility and institutional scope. • Effective communication • Agreements on evaluation, monitoring and impacts expected. • Recognition and mutual respect without protagonist intentions. • Democratic mechanisms in decision-making. 2. Co-financing • Lack of continuity that stops a project • Promote financial culture among stakeholders development • Strategic stakeholders are included since the • Administrative changes beginning of projects. • Clear bases • The Economy-financial stage does not take • Incorporate new stakeholders or allies place on a specific time of the project, it should be a process throughout the project implementation. • Instruments develop for permanent financing

3. Project operation • Lack of communication between the • Effective communication among participants administration, implementation areas and participants. 4. Consultants • The Selection of consultants has not been • Knowledge of the area and the subjects gives objective in relation to the project. them greater success. 5. Sustainability of the project • Technical accompaniment without consulting • Community appropriation of projects. CONANP. • Strengthen capacities and empower • Not having multi-year planning and spending communities. effectiveness. 6. Local stakeholders and governance • There is no continuity, governance and • Active participation in processes. participation Positive Negative • Civil society organizations present and working • Lack of continuity from NGOs due to change in on projects on the site. priorities • Knowledge of the region facilitates activities on the site. • Regulations and agreements between organizations and ejidos. • They know their territory and people’s needs 7. Gender and participation • People’s customs • Differentiation of tasks • Academic level • Gradual involvement • Lack of time • Knowledge and training on the subject. • Credibility in organizations • Strategy of a specific working schedule • Lack of communication • Integration of general population (young and • Lack of economic strengthening adults). • Capacities and sustainability over time. 8. Risks and safeguards • Application of projects, do not contemplate local • Socialized projects with stakeholders who objectives, conflicts and risks. have given their point of view and have direct • Projects without safeguards participation. • Projects do not consider land tenure and local • REDD + safeguards, have managed to make investment, which causes abandonment. plural proposals and reduce risks. • Not taking into account future environmental partners at the territorial when designing the project. 9. Budget and administration • Insufficient budget, poorly planned or poorly • Effective administration, clear and simplified executed. rules. • Institutions do not fulfill commitments • Financial report congruent with technical (disappeared from the region, economic benefit advances. is not notice and there is lack of appropriation). • The financing must be reflected in the • Design detailed action plans, sub-actions are fulfillment of the objectives, goals and insufficient. expected impacts. • Congruence of the expense against the impact. • Project must achieve the objectives, even if there are partners that do not fulfill their commitments 10. Monitoring and evaluation • Insufficient financial and human resources for • Information available to define a baseline and evaluation and monitoring from the beginning be able to contrast project progress. and at all times or project’s development • Language of the evaluation and monitoring

Project governance

Adjustments were made to the project governance structure, in accordance with what strategic partners observed until consensus was reached.

Steering Committee

Grievance Advisory mechanism (GM) Committee (AC) Technical Project Coordination Management Group (TCG) Unit (PMU)

Staff PMU Director Administration PMU assistant Operative Manager Market alliance manager

Technical Field Manager Technicians

Likewise, the members of the project governance structure and its functions were defined.

Functions: Steering Committee. Strategic decisions and high level of the project.

Technical Coordination Group. Coordinate the project at the field level

Project Management Unit. In coordination with CONANP directors at a landscape scale, it facilitates planning, coordination and operation of the project, as well as evaluation and follow-up in order to comply with the results framework.

Technical Advisory Committee and financial support to the project.

Grievance Mechanism Response and resolution to complaints from the parties affected by project actions in a timely manner.

Members Steering Committee (SC)

Name Position Free de Koning Senior Director CI-GEF (Observer) Daniela Carrión LAC Adviser (Observer) Tatiana Ramos Maza Executive Director. CI-México Juan Manuel Labougle Rentería Technical Director. CI-Mexico David Olvera Alarcón Director of Project Management Unit Fernando Camacho Rico General Director of Institutional Development and Promotion. CONANP Lucía Ruíz Bustos (Suplente) Director of Strategies for Institutional Strengthening Adrián Méndez Barrera Regional Director of Southern Border, Isthmus and South Pacific. CONANP

Technical Coordination Group (TCG)

Name Position Adrián Méndez Barrera Regional Director. Southern Border, Isthmus and South Pacific. CONANP Juan Manuel Labougle Rentería Technical Director. CI-Mexico Juan Carlos Castro Hernández Biosphere Reserve "El Triunfo" Raúl Díaz Velázquez In charge of the APRN "La Frailescana" Francisco Javier Jiménez González Director of the Biosphere Reserve "Volcán Tacaná" Alexser Vázquez Vázquez Director of the Biosphere Reserve "La Sepultura" Edmundo Aguilar López RB “La Encrucijada y Santuario y “Playa de Puerto Arista” Omar Gabriel Gordillo Solís Director National Park Huatulco Ivón Marcela Chacón Romo Leroux Coordinator of the Mexican Turtle Center Edda Carolina González del Castillo Director of the National Park "Lagunas de Chacahua" Jesús Antonio Ramírez Guerrero Director of RPC Istmo Oaxaqueño David Olvera Alarcón Director of Project Management Unit

Project Management Unit (PMU)

Name Position David Olvera Alarcón Director of Project Management Unit Israel Cárdenas Mayorga Technical manager Sandra Jiménez Cabello Operative Manager

Advisory Committee (AC)

Name Position Adrián Méndez Barrera Regional Director of Southern Border, Isthmus and South Pacific. CONANP Juan Manuel Labougle Rentería CIMEX José Luis Calvo Ziga Secretariat of the Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development of the Floriberto Vásquez Ruíz Government of the State of Oaxaca (SEMAEDESO) David Ortega del Valle Ana Valerie Mandri Rohen Executive Director- FONCET Eduardo Waldemar Coutiño Arrazola Assistant Secretary of Forestry Development of the SEMAHN Romeo Domínguez Barradas Director of PRONATURA SUR A.C. Santiago Argüello Campos, en Director of DGFA-SAGARPA representación de Vera Espíndola Rafael Ricardo Hernández Sánchez Secretary of the Environment and Natural History of the State of Chiapas Carlos Andrés Pérez Martínez Fish Subdelegate of Chiapas CONAPESCA Orlando López Baez Autonomous University of Chiapas, Coordinator of the University Agency for Development (AUDES) Sandra Isabel Ramírez González Research and Postgraduate Coordinator of CEUNE, member of AUDES-Cacao Salvador Isidro Belmonte Jiménez Interdisciplinary Research Center for Regional Integral Development, CIDIIR, Unidad Oaxaca IPN Oswaldo Morales Pacheco Regional Fisheries Research Center (CRIP Salina Cruz) INAPESCA Eduardo Juventino Ramírez Chávez Director of the Ecology Institute, UMAR

Grievance mechanism (GM)

Name Position Andrómeda Rivera Castañeda El Triunfo Conservation Fund Un representante del área jurídica de la human rights specialist, to be defined CONANP Ramón Flores Moreno Biosphere Reserve La Encrucijada Sotero Quechulpa Montalvo Legal Department. AMBIO Luis Martínez Villegas UCIRI representative José Jiménez Sánchez Santa María Guienagati, UCIRI representative

The Committee is open for the integration of more members, particularly the State Human Rights Committees of Oaxaca and Chiapas. Three instances will be invited.

Project Governance

An initial proposal of governance and operation of the Project and a set of general tasks that must be fulfilled were presented. The topics and proposals made are presented below. It was also agreed to prepare a regulation instrument.

Hiring: staff and consultants Consultancies of certain amount and level of expertise required, must be approved by CONANP-CI, when a project is over $ 5,000 dollars, it must be competed and approved by the SC. Minor consultancies, will be approved by 2 people from CI, 2 from CONANP.

For consultancies over $ 5,000, if the Steering Committee does not dictate in a maximum period of time (established in the regulation), it can be approved by other decision levels. Note: It was proposed to hold a workshop to learn about CI regulations and to be clear about the time and procedures required.

Field projects and intervention sites TCG designs the proposal, the SC makes strategic decisions and approve the proposal presented. The Annual Operating Programs (AOP) must be limited to the agreements taken; the TGC must report on the situation prevailing on each intervention site. Activities to exchange of experiences do not require SC approval. Reviewing the regulations must be done to use of funds in case of controversy. Previous knowledge of who reports, who supervises, who evaluates must be necessary. Definition of the functions to identify training needs is required. the value chains approach must be applied instead of field sites.

Administration processes PMU-CI is responsible for the monitoring of the project. Counterparts must be reported every 6 months to the GEF. The entire team should receive training in order to be familiar with the administration process. Follow up of co-financing corresponds to the SC and in some cases to the director of the PMU.

Adaptability The PMU presents a proposal, the Technical Group supports if proceed, and the SC approves. In case the PMU had the need to make changes in some sites, it may agree with the directors of CONANP and protocoled the agreements by means of a document. It is convenient to establish a committee with the agrarian and municipal authorities to support agreements and changes. The activities carried out by the project must be aligned with the objectives set and be open within what the project results framework allows.

Open convocatories They should be discussed on the SC and the director of the PMU.

Communication and dissemination The PMU must have a consultant to design and implement the communication strategy, the contents and the products must be approved by CONANP-CI; this consultancy must recognize all the stakeholders, in the entire landscapes to follow the strategy.

Conflict resolution The PMU and the CONANP directors should resolve each conflict on a day-to-day basis. Regarding the grievance mechanism, in case of controversies between CONANP and CI, project complaints will be received and addressed internally to solve the conflict. In case PMU does not solve the controversy on the given site, the SC will have to intervene as well as the PMU. Any conflict that exceeds the previous levels must be documented, then taken to CI-GEF. Transversal issues should be discussed in a collegiate manner. PMU and Directors, will meet every 2 months.

Internal regulation of the project The director of the PMU, should participate in the management and decision making of day to day basis, in coordination with directors of the natural protected areas and the CONANP regional director. Hiring of 6 technicians and a technical manager would be required. During development of the project adaptations will be made as needed. After start of the project and its position under strategic needs, measures should be taken in order to be prepare for the new government administration. Sensitization of the project staff and partners is needed in order to build agreements that suits everyone.

Grievance mechanism CI Mexico and CONANP will be the main contacts, and responsible for informing the communities impacted by project activities and their provisions and safeguards. Complaints can be presented in any form and format or means of communication, they must be answered within 15 business days with a proposal to solve the conflict. The process will be documented and any conflict that is not solved by CI México - CONANP, will be notified and managed from CI Virginia, EU through its Ethics page http://secure.ethicspoint.com

Safeguards and principles The following considerations should be considered: o Guidelines and actions aimed at guaranteeing the rights of the main stakeholders in priority landscapes o Sustainable production o Participation of women / equity / equality o Community management of natural resources o Cooperation agreements o Forms of local organization o Coordination and communication aiming to stakeholders in priority landscapes. o Organisms of inter-community and inter-institutional governance o Guarantee fundamental human rights. o Participation of indigenous people and rural communities located in project territory. o Inclusive project

Next steps

1. Preparation of regulations for the operation of the project’s governance bodies (Steering Committee) 2. Hiring of a second technical manager and at least 6 technicians with different professional experience. (Steering Committee). 3. Training to establish an operational team (Technical Coordination Group) 4. Schedule the next meeting of the Advisory Committee. (Technical Coordination Group) 5. Schedule meetings in the 3 landscapes (Technical Coordination Group) 6. Integrated grievance mechanism with 6 people open to the integration of new members.

Appendix 1. Year 1 Work Plan

The work plan for the three landscapes of the project was analyzed.

CONANP COMPONENT 1: Integrated management of three priority landscape for strengthening biodiversity conservation through land-use planning and the expansion and management of protected areas 1.1.1 By August of 2020 a model of Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) for the conservation of biodiversity, including natural protected areas and corridors, is developed and disseminated. Activity Strategic partners Co-financing Consultancy Huatulco Santa María Huatulco. Land Use Plan Land use plans with a gender Biosphere Reserve La Encrucijada, Fire management plan and approach at the landscape fuel loads, prescribed burning, FMCN/FONCET January 2018. December 2019 level. Chacahua Communal lands. Public program, good practices in livestock; strategy to delimitate the agricultural frontier.

Frailescana Land use plan (CONAFOR 2015)

El Triunfo SEMAHN Technical advice to the project and preparation of the terms of reference

Tacaná Toks (restaurant franchise that purchases products from community projects). Organic producers of Tacaná and IUCN watershed management.

Sepultura Community plan with a gender approach in the heart of the Cintalapa Valley Students of the Technological school in Cintalapa Consultancy Chacahua-Huatulco Tourist Diagnostic of the coast of Oaxaca. Fund for Natural Protected Areas

Land use plans, expansion and La Encrucijada management of protected Fisheries management plans. areas. Regional Center for Fisheries Research (CRIP)

La Frailescana

Supporting technical study Conanp-CI- TNC Santuario Puerto Arista (decree, CONANP)

La Encrucijada Restoration of wetlands and mangroves 260 has. In the communities: Palma, $2,500,000.00, Laura $2, 500,000.00

Pronatura A.C. $1,500,000.00 January 2017-January 2019 Secretary of Finance and Planning of Chiapas State Land Use Plan 2019-2024 (El Triunfo) Community Land Use Plan february 5th (Arriaga) Rafael Arzate, UMM (Sepultura)

Tacaná CONANP, Central offices, ITTO, Helbetas Consultancy

Systematization of information and collection of monitoring and evaluation data.

Exchange of experiences Huatulco Exchange of experiences in floats and conservation of coral Field visits: members of the reefs of marinas protected areas in the Pacific, Costa Salvaje SC and TCG A.C. Biosphere Reserve La Encrucijada Exchange of experiences in environmental culture regarding fishing Biosphere Reserve La Encrucijada-Cabo Pulmo, October 2018 Procodes, Foncep and FMCM, FONAES Donation Tacaná ECOSUR, MAPS, SEMBIO, Coastal Systems. UNACH, INECOL, Land use plan (partial) CECON. GUAT, University of San Carlos Guatemala

La Sepultura Monitoring of Jaguar, Tapir birds, PROCER. Isthmus of Oaxaca.

COMBIODES AC, PROCER, monitoring of tapir in Santa María Guienagati, Guevea de Humbolt, Santa María Petlapa and Playa Morro Ayutla. Costa Salvaje AC, monitoring of olive ridley sea turtle and pest control. Ecotourism project: The Flower of Mexico. Monitoring of olive ridley sea turtle in: La Escobilla Beach, Barra de la Cruz Beach Monitoring of leatherback and olive ridley sea turtles, GEF- PROCER Map design Translation by National Indigenous Language Institute (INALI)

Printing of materials in 6 languages

Workshops Re categorization of the Biosphere Reserve La Frailescana February, 2009 (Martha Torres), Training for strategic Biological monitoring Workshop August 16-17, 2018. stakeholders and brigade Biosphere Reserve La Encrucijada (SMARTAS). Responsible members Fishing CONAPESCA/FECH $200,000 Evaluation and strengthening of two fishermen's organizations. 1.2.1. By August 2019 there is a proposal to the corresponding authorities for the expansion of natural protected areas in 102,403 hectares, which have been locally agreed and approved. Consultancies Tacaná CONANP-HELBETAS (cross border natural protected areas) Strengthen the expansion of ECOSUR, Update public consultation documents. natural protected areas with La Frailescana significant globally Conduct a public consultation biodiversity. Chacahua: community lands. Hire a consultancy to design conservation topics or interest. Increase the surface of the sanctuary polygon.

Playa la Escobilla: Public consultation, modification of sanctuary decree. Increase the polygon. CDI, CNDH, SAI

Field visits

Community visits for informed and consensual agreements with indigenous groups. Training

Indigenous groups in natural protected areas. Field visits

Strengthen vulnerable groups in the development of IPM. Workshops

Establishment of bi-monthly committees and meetings Training

Training for decision makers and managers Consultancy

Promote governance in the three priority landscapes with improved multisector participation, including specialists to develop a gender / governance and internship strategy

COMPONENT 2: Mainstreaming models of sustainable production with a market-driven value chain approach in agriculture, fishing, aquaculture, forest and tourism activities, as a pillar of integrated management of the three priority landscapes. 2.1.1. Conventional production is transformed into sustainable practices in 16 priority sites through organizational strengthening actions such as technology transfer, Exchange of experiences and others, developing market-driven value chains for biodiversity conservation. Activity Strategic partners Co-financing Consultancy Sepultura Watershed management in El Zacatenco (¿??) Study to define gaps and gaps FONSET-INIFAP in seven value chains in the three landscapes. Chacahua Tourism, handcrafts and honey production Includes: traceability, collection, storage, packaging, Sepultura labeling, brand development, Biopasos project marketing, distribution, La Sepultura and La Frailescana equipment, infrastructure (for Value chains in cattle management nature tourism). Needs in the CATIE value chains selected in the Forest management with land scape approach 16 priority, economic and CONAFOR, CONABIO non-economic sites Technical study value chain for ecotourism coffee and cocoa UCIRI, CONABIO

Tacaná Organic producers from El Tacaná. Heiffer International and SAGARPA Flowers production (CDI, ECOSUR) Coffee and honey, Toks restaurants, UNACH Consultancy

Technical assistance for the development of the value chain to determine the type of support that this project should prioritize to help the transition of an Organization of Producers from sustainable and unsustainable business models.

Guide the development of RESBIEN value chains for Responsible fishing forum October 2018. $ 200,000.00 MXP. producers organizations CONAPESCA y FECH Distinctive of sustainable products of the RESBIEN and sustainability indicators PRONATURA 120,500 y RESBIEN (¿???) 2018 Provide technical assistance, El Triunfo training and materials for the Forum on coffee production with producers in the natural creation of capacities on best protected area in the Sierra Madre of Chiapas October 2018, practices in sustainable CONANP. production of market-driven Advisory councils ($ 80,000.00 MXP) Bioconect (project financed by The French agency). value chains for biodiversity conservation. Huatulco Equipment for the production of honey. PROCODES and communal authorities of Santa Ma. Huatulco. CONABIO best practice guides, coffee Cocoa and honey Workshops Training to improve practices in communities and indigenous groups 2.2.1. Producers organizations have improved their access to markets and financial mechanisms due to their sustainable products Consultancy UCIRI CONABIO Develop business links to (biodiverse coffee) access better and more reliable buyers that guarantee CO2 Chiapas larger and long-term Credits as a foliage collecting and marketing enterprise (there purchases or buyers that co- is no amount guaranteed) invest in improving productivity. Field travels Huatulco National Park Travel for the tourist promotion of CIP Huatulco Promote participation in value chain events and the SECTUR Municipality of Santa María Huatulco establishment of commercial links. Annual state fairs CDI, INAES Training Rain Forest Alliance Improve the organization and Toks (Land use plans) development of business links Certify coffee for conservation

Identify and establish joint work mechanisms with governmental institutions of different scales that invest in programs to align subsidies and coordinate incentives for the productive and conservation sectors. Consultancy Federal Tourism $7,000,000- 2018 Organize a strong fundraising $7,000,000- 2019 team to diversify funding Bi-national trail - sources and long-term Tacaná partnerships with donors to PROCODES- continue capitalizing financial mechanisms that will support MAGICO conservation in these FONCET landscapes.

This could be based on the market, philanthropic foundations, financing from development organizations, government and / or private sectors, tourism and / or other Training

Build capacities in auto financing 3.1.2. Financial mechanisms currently not available in the priority landscapes (public-private partnerships, market- based financing, results-oriented or others) are established as long-term solutions to shorten the CONANP financing gap and / or reduce barriers to develop market-driven value chains. Workshop Tacaná, Fund for biodiversity conservation MAPS. Municipality of Cacahotán Training on Safeguards and CONANP. National Forum on ADVC (working session on Financing Options financing issues) Tacaná TOKS restaurants Organic producers in Tacaná MAPS Association of coffee producers in Cacahotán

Oaxaca Component 1. Integrated management of three priority landscapes to strengthen the conservation of biodiversity through land use planning and the expansion and management of protected areas. 1.1.1 By August of 2020 a model of Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) for the conservation of biodiversity, including natural protected areas and corridors, is developed and disseminated. Activity Strategic partners Co-financing Consultancy SEMAEDESO, CONAFOR, Municipalities (Tonameca, Tututepec), CIDIIR, UMAR, CRIP (OP), SAGARPA, SEMARNAT, CONAPESCA Land use plans with a gender approach at the landscape level

Consultancy Agrarian authorities, (ejidos, community lands), regional committees of natural resources management, UMAR, Land use plans, expansion and ZOFEMAT, CIDIIR, ITVO, Chapingo Regional Center. management of protected areas.

Consultancy UCIRI, Oaxacan Fund, Kutzari, SICOBI, Costa Salvaje, SERBO, La Ventana A.C., Red de Humedales, ECOSUR, UMAR and CIDIIR Systematization of information and collection of monitoring and evaluation data

Exchange of experiences UCIRI, Pueblos Mancomunados, Union of Communities, SICOBI, CEPCO ECOSTA, UMAFOR Field visits: members of the SC and TCG

Donation

Land use plan (partial) Maps design Ministry secretary of indigenous affairs (SAI), National Indigenous Language Institute (INALI) Printing of materials in 6 languages Workshops UCIRI, CONAFOR, Dedicated Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Communities (MDE) Training for strategic stakeholders and brigade members

1.2.1. By August 2019 there is a proposal to the corresponding authorities for the expansion of natural protected areas in 102,403 hectares, which have been locally agreed and approved. Consultancies Agrarian authorities

Strengthen the expansion of natural protected areas with significant globally biodiversity. Consultancy La Ventana A.C., UABJO and Chapingo

Promote governance in the three priority landscapes with improved multisector participation, including specialists to develop a gender/ governance and internship strategy Field visits UCIRI, SICOBI, Yeni Naban and CEPCO

Community visits for informed and consensual agreements with indigenous groups.

Field visits La Ventana, REMCO, State Secretariat for Women, Municipal authorities, ADO Fundation Strengthen vulnerable groups in the development of IPM.

Training UCIRI, MBISBIN (Sierra Sur), ICAPET, regional committees for natural resources management Indigenous groups in natural protected areas.

Training CIDIIR, FIRA, FIRCO, Financiera Rural

For decision makers and managers Workshops CRIP, UMAR, Agrarian and Municipal Authorities, UCIRI, Establishment of bi-monthly Association of Hotels and Motels. committees and meetings.

Includes: traceability, collection, storage, packaging, labeling, brand development, marketing, distribution, equipment, infrastructure (for nature tourism). Needs in the value chains selected in the 16 priority, economic and non-economic sites. Consultancy UMAR, CAPIN, ECOSUR, INIFAP, UCIRI, INCA Rural

Provide technical assistance, UMAR, ECOSTA, UCIRI, SICOBI training and materials for the creation of capacities on best practices in sustainable production of market-driven value chains for biodiversity conservation. Training La Ventana A.C., UMAR, ECOSTA, UCIRI, SICOBI, Network of Women of the Coast Training to improve practices in communities and indigenous groups. 2.2.1. Producers organizations have improved their access to markets and financial mechanisms due to their sustainable products Consultancy CLAC, UCIRI, Fair Trade, Smart Fish, Federations of Cooperatives, Chiapas-Oaxaca Regional Fishing Council, Develop business links to Municipal Fishing Councils, SAGARPA Product- System models. access better and more reliable buyers that guarantee larger and long-term purchases or buyers that co- invest in improving productivity.

Field travels Coffee-Cocoa Product -System, Ministry of Economy, Consumer Choice Council, CI Promote participation in value chain events and the establishment of commercial links. Training Ministry of Economy, Commercial Emissions, IODEM, CENLATUR, Oaxacan Fund, Local Fishing Federations, Propesca, Improve the organization and INCA Rural development of business links

This could be based on the market, philanthropic foundations, financing from development organizations, government and / or private sectors, tourism and / or other.

Training Ministry of Economy, INAES

Build capacities in auto financing

3.1.2. Financial mechanisms currently not available in the priority landscapes (public-private partnerships, market- based financing, results-oriented or others) are established as long-term solutions to shorten the CONANP financing gap and / or reduce barriers to develop market-driven value chains Workshops Ministry of Economy, INAES, CDI, CNDH-SAI

Training on Safeguards and Financing Options

Chiapas Component 1. Integrated management of three priority landscapes to strengthen the conservation of biodiversity through land use planning and the expansion and management of protected areas. 1.1.1 By August of 2020 a model of Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) for the conservation of biodiversity, including natural protected areas and corridors, is developed and disseminated. Activity Strategic partners Co-financing Consultancies CONANP, SEMARNAT, CONAFOR Land use plans: Land use plans with a gender approach at the a) Zanatenco, Lagarte, Coapa, Arriaga (in process), Cuenca La Suiza (model), landscape level b) Community land use plans: CONAFOR: Frailescana, Bonanza, La Unión, Mapastepec. c) South Pacific (Chiapas-Nayarit): SEMARNAT with gender approach. d) State land use plan decreted. Operation Comission. Design in 2000. e) Watershed management plans: Lagartero, Zanatenco, Coapa, Cacahoatán. f) Natural protected areas have management plans, changes in land use and vegetation as well as community plans. Palma Xate. g) Commercialization URA/CINDE Consultancies Community plans MIFI-CONANP MIF Strategies, Forest management plans with ADVC PRONATURA Land use plans, EPJ La Frailescana expansion and Fisheries management several communities (11) in Chiapas, UNICACH-CEICO Delmar Cancino. management of Chantuto-Panzacola fishing order. INAPESCA protected areas. Fishery resources assessments Responsible fishing management. Coffee strategy to adapt to climate change. Proposal of compilation Tacaná Istmo-costa / Frailescana investment programs Live plans-Scoleltel OTC / AMBIO Consultancy PRONATURA-Community monitoring IKI- UNICACH-CEICO-Studies AMBIO- Birds-REBISE PRONATURA Systematization of UNACH-AUDES Sur information and Cacahotales- Data on diversity and uses of plants in Cacahuatales. collection of monitoring Bioconcien-Tapir-Frailescana and evaluation data SAR-MOD-Sepultura, Triunfo, Encrucijada. Monitoring protocols: tapir, jaguar, spider monkey, jaguar, yellow head parrot. CONAFOR-Guide Biocomuni-community monitoring FONCET-species monitoring REBITRI. PRONATURA Sur- Coastal birds, mangroves. Tierra Verde A.C.- bats Frailescana. ECOSUR and UNICACH-mangroves Exchange of experiences: Field visits: SC and TCG coordinate the project at the field level. Donation SEMARNAT- Prognostic Land use plan (partial) stage OEM- South Pacific INAPESCA – Marine fishing order Map desing

Printing of materials in 6 languages Workshops Training for strategic stakeholders and brigade members 1.2.1. By August 2019 there is a proposal to the corresponding authorities for the expansion of natural protected areas in 102,403 hectares, which have been locally agreed and approved. Consultancies ECOSUR- expansion of Tacaná, PSUR = Conservation Priorities, book ECUSBECH. Strengthen the Analysis of SANPECH-TNC-SEMAHN, Impulse of PANPECH. Federal expansion of natural and State areas voluntarily destined for conservation. protected areas with significant globally Define a strategy for monitoring conservation schemes. biodiversity Training schemes for community groups and management of ANP.

Consultancy Ecosur-Tacaná- cross border Biosphere Reserve México-Guatemala. Governance proposal Promote governance in Advisory Councils and Counselors the three priority Basin Committees landscapes with Dead Sea Oaxaca-Chiapas. Fishermen Regional Committee improved multisector PSUR-IKI, Sierra Madre Group, APDT participation, including Resume Regional Council of natural protected areas specialists to develop a gender/ governance Advisory Council Biosphere Reserve La Encrucijada, training and internship strategy. District Councils for Sustainable Regional Development Areas Cuxtepeques / Valle Zoque Field visits

Community visits for informed and consensual agreements with indigenous groups.

Local visits RENACH Initiative- Network of areas voluntarily destined for Strengthen vulnerable conservation in Chiapas. Pronatura Sur groups in the development of IPM. Training

For indigenous groups in protected areas

Training

For decision makers and managers Workshops Initiative declare Hemispheric Network, Shorebirds in Coastal zone Establishment of bi- Chiapas-Oaxaca, PRONATURA-CONANP monthly committees and meetings.

2.1.1. Conventional production is transformed into sustainable practices in 16 priority sites through organizational strengthening actions such as technology transfer, Exchange of experiences and others, developing market-driven value chains for biodiversity conservation. Consultancy ECOBIOSFERA-Sustainable Tourism. Water Route-Challenge en El Triunfo. Training Study to define gaps Forest Management Programs-UMAS and gaps in seven value Forest Management with areas voluntarily destined for conservation chains in the three -Pronatura Sur (financing) landscapes. Multipurpose coffee initiative, agriculture and livestock. Includes: traceability, REBISE- experiences of palm and resin collection, storage, Conafor- Tacaná- Tourism activity in natural protected areas and packaging, labeling, area of influence. brand development, PROBOSQUE- Community tree nurseries marketing, distribution, IDESMAC- Agroforestry- cocoa equipment, UNACH- CI- Strengthening value chain infrastructure (for CONABIO- UNACH- Mesoamerican Corridor nature tourism). Needs Conservation coffee in the value chains Sustainable Livestock - TNC, PSUR, CATIE, CONANP selected in the 16 Smart Fish - Value chains- Biosphere Reserva La Encrucijada priority, economic and *** We suggest including the livestock issue in this project. There non-economic sites. are successful cases, models, value chains, plus it is a pressure front

to the forest. Consultancy

Guide the development of producers organizations value chains.

Provide technical assistance, training and materials for the creation of capacities on best practices in sustainable production of market-driven value chains for biodiversity conservation. Consultancy/technical assistance

Development of a value chain to determine the type of support that this project should prioritize to help the transition of an Organization of Producers from sustainable and unsustainable business models. Workshops Training to improve practices in communities and indigenous groups.

2.2.1. Producers organizations have improved their access to markets and financial mechanisms due to their sustainable products Consultancy CONAFOR- ENAIPROS- resin commercialization. Red Cintalapa, Villaflores and Villacorzo Develop business links Camedor palm - commercial process with religious organizations to access better and Orlando- UNACH- Raymundo Enríquez more reliable buyers that guarantee larger Cocoa- cocoa market model and long-term Key- constant technical support, market research purchases or buyers ORPACH- key to foster producers organizations autonomy that co-invest in Cintalapa-Monte Sinaí- wood transformation- Los Ocotones improving productivity. Field travels

Promote participation in value chain events and the establishment of commercial links. Training

Improve the organization and development of business links

COMPONENT 3 Increasing financial sustainability in the integrated management of the three priority landscapes. 3.1.1. Existing public and private programs integrate their investments to support the activities, products and results of the project for the ILM and for sustainable production practices in the 16 priority sites. Consultancy ECOSUR- Tacaná, initiative for the Green Biodiversity Fund PAC- Schedule joint actions Identify and establish CONAFOR- PROCODES Subsidies joint work mechanisms Payment for Environmental Services (Conafor) Concurrent with governmental PRONATURA- IKI- Governance Mechanism $ institutions of different scales that invest in Sustainable Livestock Group programs to align Opinion over coffee production status- CONANP subsidies and IRE coordinate incentives UNACH- develop business models with young people. Not wanting for the productive and the primary product to become a marketer conservation sectors Product Systems - shrimp, scale - how to improve governance Consultancy mechanism to make it work It takes organizations to promote marketing Organize a strong UNICACH - CEICO Experiences of social organization fundraising team to diversify funding Mechanisms of social organization, systematize cases, models, sources and long-term examples, key to sustainability. partnerships with Universities can help: UNACH- incorporating young people from the donors to continue same communities as a partner capitalizing financial mechanisms that will support conservation in these landscapes.

Consultancy

This could be based on the market, philanthropic foundations, financing from development organizations, government and / or private sectors, tourism and / or other. Training

Training on Safeguards and Financing Options